Nebraska Newspapers

    THIS OMAHA DAILY BEJ2: MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1001.
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EARMARKS OF A BAD MAN
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nested In a sword conflict Rupert attempts Llzzlo and Vine Daly make a tremendous
to shoot his adversary, but Instead shoots hit In tholr original dancing specialty and
himself. I the popular klnodromo rounds out n pro-
Tho death of tho king and Rassondyll's gram of unusual merit with a number of
marked rccmbtance to the dead monarch ! new and Interesting views.
forms a dramatic Incident of the most ln i
tenso Interest. Tho people of Rurltanln I .mIiioh'm Troriiilcrii
misutKO mm lor me King, hp is ucsivkcu The Mnie.iie. Lur eaourrs otiened a
FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS
I'trrjthliiK tnillfntm iiuit (In- .Mint
I ndrr Arrest nl Vi-rimii, , I aim inn,
linn Iti'i-ii (liicrntliiK I"
(I in it li it mill Vicinity.
"Ilniirrt llrntr.nn"
1 i...in.ii.ltn iImiIiiiI I M frkllP llflH llV All
thony Hope. Presented itl Rovds theater ujr j,ls friends nnd by the queen to assumu
Ooulil and "company thc pince of kln(t , lnentQ, lorture Has-
TI 1 K CAST. Buuuy ii i i col icu wiiu uiti Miumiuu mat. i
Klnir Hiiilolf V of Rurltanln and Rudolf- ,1'iaceu upon mm, nut is snot ty a ireaen
week's engagement nl Mlaco's Trocadcro
yesterday to audiences that filled the house
both afternoon and. evonlng. Two nmuslng
burlesques uro presented, one to open and
As an Indirect result of his effort to lo
cate the Cuduhy kidnapers Chief Donahue
believes he has landed a fugitive who, while
perhaps Innocent of complicity in the kid
naping, may bo badly wnntcd In Nebraska
for soino other crlme9
This mnn Is tho suspect who was re
cently arrested at Vernon, Ala., by officers
who s'urmlscd that ho might bo Pat Crowe.
Chief Donahue received n letter from Ver
non offlclulH yesterday giving full particu
lars of thc arrest, brief mention of which
has already been made In prcsa dispatches.
Unclosed with thc letter Is a photograph
of a tough-looking chnracter and a news
paper clipping. Thc original of, the picture
was arrested In the country Just outside of
Vernon on the Saturday following the kid
naping. He had upon his person u copy
if nn Omaha newspaper containing an ac
count of thc abduction, sotrio billheads of
n South Omaha firm, addresses of several
persons In Omaha and South Omaha, sev
eral drills, a quantity of gunpowder nnd
pieces of tin bent In the form of a tunnel,
which might havu been used for pouring the
powder Into a small hole. All this, the
chief believes, Indicates that tho man Is
a safe-blower, at least a criminal, and that
he Is from Douglas county
Tho newspaper clipping says that tho
suspect was arrested "at tho Crick bridge,
two miles south of town;" that he has given
At various times since tho names of Raker,
Watson and Joseph Scott, and then adds
"Ho docs not give any accouut of himself
at all, except ns above mentioned, and
when spoken to leaves his Interrogator as
much In tho dark as ho was before plying
any questions to him."
Dencrliit I.iii of SiiMiri't.
Tho following description of the prisoner
Is given:
"He Is about 45 years of age, Ave feet
ton Inches high, nnd weighs log pounds;
hair rather dark and wears a sandy mus
tarbc. Ho has on a brown sack dress coat
and vest, nnd light, small-checked pants,
black overcoat, black dross shirt and tie
when nrrcsted bo had on his person an
Ira Johnson 38-callber pistol with a bluo
steel barrel, three pairs of cuff buttons,
tbrco light-colored silk handkerchiefs, u
black four-in-hand tic, about half a pint
of gunpowder In n bottle, threo drills such
as blacksmiths and machinists use, a pearl
handled knife with 'C. J. Shcrer' ongraved
upon the blat'o with an acid process, a
small crooked cane, two snioll pieces of
tin which looked as If they had been used
for pouring powder into n small hole.
' Resides theso ho had n copy of an
Omaha newspaper of December SO contain
Ing an account of tho Cudahy kidnaping,
two billheads or statements printed for
J. it. Carpenter, South Omaha, onn of
which bore In lead pencil, telcphono 1233,
Omaha, and In another placo this address,
'May Meaner, 691 Heal street.' Tho other
statement boro In pen nnd Ink a nolo
signed 'William S. Roe, commissioner, 410
North Twenty-sovonth street,' which
'highly recommended tho bearer, Joseph
Scott.' A third scrap of paper boro u
similar recommendation for Joseph Scott
and was signed, 'C. It, Mnrhcron.' "
Chief Donahuo is of tho opinion that ho
has had' "Jpscph Scott" In custody hero nl
somo tlmo In tha past, and Is satisfied that
ho will bo nblo to Identify him from photo
graphs nnd descriptions In tho police arch
ives.
"It Ecoins probable." said he, "that ho
may bo onn of the gang that has boon do
tng all this Biifo-blowing In the small
towns of tho stato during tho Inst three
months. At Cozad about six weeks ago a
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Chancellor
Chancellor's servant
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Oeorge t Saybolt
.Charles 12. Hloomer
. Frederick Rrrtrnnd
, C. K, Hloomer
John Chlshnlm
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Hoea Holf Florence Davis
Mother Holf Hlunche Rice
In tha realm of modern fiction there are
few cluiacters that arouso more genuine
sympathy than Rudolph Rasscndyll, whom
Anthony Hope, with his trenchant pen nnd
vivid Imagination, has endowed with those
qualities that appeal to tho ordinary man,,
be he ever so prosaic, as approaching closo
to the Idealistic. Truth, loyally, bravery,
a recklessness In the perforrnanco of duty
and a devotion to principle, nil combine to
mako tho character a most admirable one.
With Rudolph Rasscndyll as the under
lying forco Anthony Hope haB written the
most charming stories of romance, love
nnd adventure. Hut this fact Is too well
known to need repetition. It Is no wonder
that the dramatized versions of the "Pris
oner of Zenda" nnd "Rupert of Hentzau"
appeal bo strongly to tho average theater
goer. To what extent this condition exists
was Indicated yesterday, when Iloyd's
thinter proved Itself nil but too limited to
afford seating capacity for the great crowds
that clamored to seo Howard Oould in
"Rupert of Hcntzou."
To have seen Mr. Oould ln his impcr-
Donation of Rudolph Rasscndyll Is to have
enjoyed n treat rarely afforded. Indeed,
to have seen the charming drama with nl-
most any actor of even mediocre histrionic
nblllty, as Rasscndyll, Is In Itself tho con
summation of U plensuro that may be long
awaited and provo worthy tho nntlclpa
Hon accorded It. "Rupert of Hentzau,"
as presented by Mr. Oould, follows faith
fully In the dramatized version the orlg
lnal story.
Tho opening stenti Is laid In the con-
stablc'u room In thc castle of Zcndn and
tho action of the play begins three yenrs
after that of tho "Prlzonor of Honda" ends.
Flavin, qucon of Rurltanln, who continued
her nll-absorblng lovo for Rudolph RnBsen
dyll, sends him for the third time
after his return to England n rose betok
on'.ng her Instlng regard for him. Accom
pauylng it alio forwards it note, ln which
she renounces futuro communication, but
confesses her love. This note is entrusted
to Fritz von Tarlcnholm for delivery. Ru
pert of Hentzau, who has been banished
from Rurltanln because of his complicity
In former Intrigues against tho king, in
tercepta tho messenger nnd possesses him
self of tho queen's note. With It ho cx
pfcts to gain Immunity from further exile
by delivering It Into the hands of tho king.
It Is to gain possession of this noto be-
foro It reaches the king thnt Rudolph Has
sendyll and his loyal colleagues, members
of tho king's court and loyal subjects of
tho queen, devote themselves, nnd It Is this
Hut gives tho piny n continuity of startling
situations nnd natural climaxes.
Rupert of Hentzau finally gnlns nn nu-
dlonco with the king, but Is rebuffed be
foro tho chnnco to deliver tho queen's noto
presents Itself. Ho then returns to the
capital at Rurltanln nnd thcro boasts thnt
tho king Is dead. Rudolph Rasscndyll meets
him, wrests from him tho precious note
and they fight n duel for Its possession
king of Ruritnnln and Rudolph Rassendyll
Is most praiseworthy. As tiie king he
appears n weak, wishy-wasby individual,
racked with tho awful memories of former
persecutions, petulant to a marked degree
and variable of mind. Mr. Oould's Ras
scndyll Is a noble chnracter, as true ns
steel, loyal to his friends and fired with
passion that Is ennobling nnd refining.
Ills portrnynl is thnt of a man among men,
n character without a tiicmisu, an in-
llvldtial with u conscience that denies a
dishonorable act even though that denial
costs him nil that Is dear. His acting Is
of thc sort that entitles him to u place
beside Hackett and Sothern. The mar
velous changes Jhat ale necessitated by
reason of the dual role of tho king and
Rassendyll have few, If any, cqual3 In stage
history.
While "Rupert of Hentzau" is primarily
a one-man play, the supporting cast Is In
every respect adequate, Miss Ruth Ald-
rldgo Is charming as Queen Flavin. She
has ii remarkably prepossessing stage
presence, a regal carriage, lustrous eyes,
from which shlno tho lovo In licr heart for
Rassendyll, and a mobile face, giving ex
pression to nil that passes ln her mind.
Frank McOlynu had tho swing of tho dare
devil Rupert of Hentzau nud tho brag
gadocio In air and manner of thc unscrupu
lous scoundrel. Particularly commendablo
wore tho characterizations of W. J. Con
stantino, Addison Pitt and Herbert Lang
respectively as Colonel Sapt, Fritz von
Tnrlenhclm nnd Count Luznu-Rlschcnhclni.
The play will be repeated tonight, which
will bo tho concluding performance.
Inger. and who
latlon ln Omaha
before, Is the best fenturo of tho olio.
Mile. Ray '8 dancing scnsntlon delights the
audlenco aud several other turns of the
program come In for liberal npplause.
Thero has never been n better show at
tho Trocadcro, and this week's bill will
undoubtedly please the clientele of the pop
ular playhouse.
JAMES SALMON HONORED
() in a tin Mini One f tlif Vice Presi
dent tit the Mitlonnl UiillilliiK
Truilr Council,
CINCINNATI, Jan. 13. Most of the of
ficers and many delegates have nrrlved
for the annual convention of tho Natlonul
llulltilng Trades council, which convenes
hero tomorrow. There are 300 delegates
and ono of the principal matters for con
sideration Is tho federation of all trades
In tho building Industry. The headquarters
of tho national council nro In St. Louis
and tho present officers are: President,
K. L. Smith, St. Louis; vice president, J.
r. Harvey, Milwaukee; John Mnngan, Chi
cago; 11. W. Shermnn, Rochester; James
Salmon. Omaha; Thomas Dyer, Cincinnati;
J. F. Hughes, Pittsburg; secretary-treasurer,
II. W. Stelnblsa, St. Louis; organ
izers, Edward Dawes, Illinois; John Conh
ley, Indiana; W. S. Fort, Indiana; A. H.
ltarron. Texas; W. K. Ward, Now Jersey;
E. J. Mueller, Arkansas; M, J. Shea, Wis
consin, nnd J. A. Lord, New York.
Oritlu lim
it would be difficult to provide n mora
entertaining vnudcvlllo bill than that
which bad Its Initial presentation at the
Orphoum Sunday afternoon and will con
tluuo to plcaso tho devotees of this popu
lar form of amusement for the current
week. Tho program Is one that looks ex
ceedingly well on paper nnd for thnt reason
nttrncted oven larger nudlenccs than those
thnt ordlnnrlly greet tho opening perform
ances at tho Orphoum. "Billy" Ryrncs
was besieged all day Sunday and was put
to rout when the "S. R. O." sign wont up
both In tho nftcrnoon nnd evening.
Two successful one-net sketches dlvldo
honors for the stellar position. Ono Ir
tho delightful comedy, "A Stolen Kiss,"
which Wright Huntington nnd a capable
company produce so acceptably. Mr. Hunt
ington Is no stranger In Omaha, having
been hero beforo, both In tho legltlmato
and ln vaudeville, nnd In both Instances
has been n prlmo favorite. Hilda Thomas,
a comedienno of moro tbnn usual at
tractiveness nnd ability, presents an arous
ing farce, "Tho Lone Star," ln which she
Ik assisted by Lou Hall.
May DeSouso, n former Omaha girl whom
many remember ns possessing a volco of
rare charm during the tlmo that sho at
tended a locnl academy, Blngs n number of
pretty songs and, best of all, sings them
exceedingly well. Dorothy Wnlters Is a
whistler of extraordinary ability, Kouertus
nnd Wllfredo, Jugglers nnd equilibrists, do
a number of clever feats, nnd tho "Harmony
Four" mako merry ln n musical comedy
creation entitled, "At tho Way Station.'
Niilclilr of Ciiptnlii Nii'U.l,
SHERIDAN. Wyo., Jan. 13. (Special.)
News has been received here of tho sulcldo
of Captain O. O. Slockwcll, one of tho best
known cltlzons of Sheridan county, at tho
ranch of W. S. Hardee, northeast of town.
it Is said that Stockwell had been 111 since
tho holidays nnd thnt his illness had tin
balanced his mind. Ho shot himself In the
mouth with n Winchester rifle, thc same
gun with which he kilted a mnn nnmed
Welch not far from tho spot on Ooosc
Creek whoro ho took his own life.
Captain Stockwell wns born ln Simla,
India, 3t years ago whlo his father, a ma
Jor ln tho English nrmy, was nn duty at
that place. Stockwell was educated r.t
Wellington college nnd completed a courso
In the Snndhutst mllltnry school. Ho was
given ii captain's commission In tho English
nriny. After serving n row years, ho re
signed nnd with n brother, enmo to Wyo
mlng. The famous Heck ranch wns pur
chased and for a tlmo the brothers did
quit well, but roversos overtook them nnd
they sold tho ranch.
At the time of his death Stockwell was
interested In a number of good mines ln this
section, from which he would, In a few
years, realize a fortune.
CoiiixresNinnii Mnrtln llrtter.
DBADWOOD, S. D Jan. 13. (Special.)
Congressman E. W. Martin Is slowly ro
covering from nn ncuto nttack of pneu
inouln. which camo very near being fatal.
Mr. Mnrtln will bo down .to his offlco In
about ten days. He will bp abln to leavo
for Washington as soon ni's iho had planned
before his sickness, which will bo about
February 10.
OFF FOR SALT LAKE CITY
Omalia Delegation Goes to National Live
Stock Association.
SPIRITED STRUGGLE FOR NEXT MEETING
Heiirrneiitntlien of Tills City Prr
linrril to I'roiliifr Strong; Ai'Rii
mrnt unit It U IJiprctoil rt
Contention Will lie Here.
j The Pacific express, which pulled out of
'the Union depot over thc Uulou Pacific rail
I road nt 4;25 yesterday afternoon, wns filled
'with a Jolly nnd determined party of Omaha
; business men. They were Jolly because
(they were off on a Jaunt out of the routlno
(of their everyday business and they wero
determined because they had their minds
mndo up to bring to Omaha a convention
of from 8,000 to 10,000 prosperous gentle
men next year.
The party Is destined for Salt Lake City,
whero tho annual convention of tho Na
tional Live Stock association opens next
Tuesday. There will bo nearly 10,000 peo
ple In attendance, representing not oniy
tho great llvo stock states of tho west, but
the kindred Interests of the east nnd 3outh.
lVi-xnnttcl of llflcKiltlnn.
The Omftha delegation consists of J. A.
Hake, nresldeut of tho South Omaha l.lvo
Block exchange; W. 11. Clark, Alma Jnck
son, W. II. Jones, J. S. Hoon, A. Oarrow,
Al Powell, James Ilouncr, J. H, Uinnciiaru,
Charles llurko, Nat Huston, W. J. Porry.
A. C. Davenport, J. S. CofTinan, J. R. Rnlln,
Ocorgo W. Plnttner, F. E. Sanborn. Ocorgc
T. Moorehead, William Krug. William L.
CnniDbcll. E. V. Lewis, J. W. Carpenter,
John S. Knox, A. D. Mnniott, Rome Miller,
W. H. Collins. John Her, C. J. Lane, V, . E.
Wood, Scott Davis, J. A. Kuhn and James
L. Paxton.
Theso gentlemen will extend to tho Live
Stock association a most cordial and press
ing Invitation to meet In Omaha next year,
presenting tho claims of this city before the
convention with the best eloquence their
party nffords. Hcforo tho How of eloquence
In the convention, however, will come tno
meat Important work the button-holo cam
palgn ln which every delegate with a vote
will bo tulked to confidentially una mi
prttslvely by nn Omaha man.
A private letter received in this city
from C. F. Martin of Denver, secretary of
tho National Live Stock association. Intl
mates that Omaha wilt not sccuro next
yenr's convention without n struggle, ns n
vigorous light will bo put up by several
other cities which covet tho prize.
A strugglo Is much to the liking of tho
Omaha adherents, nnd they are going to
Salt Lake prepnrrd to put up a winning
fight.
l'nrdlU-il u I Hi l-'iu'l-..
Their ammunition is of tho best, consist
ing of sound arguments showing that
Omaha, on account of being thu most ac
cessible point in tho grent western stock
feeding country, on nccount of Its' Immsnxo
stock yards nnd packing houses nnd Kb
solid market, and on nccount of ita oplen
dld auditorium, Is tho proper placo for the
big convention of the stockmen,
Kaunas City, St. Louis nnd Chleugo, it Is
understood, will nlso put forth clnlms for
tho convention, but It Is not considered
possible for any ono of them to put up n
more effective argument than that to bo
advanced In behalf of Omaha. Tho dele
gates from Nobraska to former conventions
of tho association favored Fort Worth,
Tex., and Salt Lnko City In tho cnmpalgns
In which they were successful, nnd this
year the Texas nnd Utah men nro expected
to rally round tho Omnha standnrd, Iv If
understood that Umaha will ulso haVu the
support of tho Colorado delegation, na Don
ver Is not n candidate. With Texas, which
Choosing the President Howth"vfwress
was cracked and a largo quantity of ,0 nro under tho Impression that they voted three members of tho electoral college, be- It became necessary, under the constltu-
till
Jewelry stolen. Thon it Is not Impossible for n president on tho 7th of last Novom
that ho Is ono of tho Cudahy kidnapers, t,er. They did nothing of tho kind. They
though tho fact that ho was equipped as n merely voted for electors, who will today as-
Tho great majority of tho American pco- wcro bv this means certain to havn.at least received exactly tho same number of votes,
safe-blower would tend to disprove this,'
Tho telophono numbor, "1233," which ap
pears among Joseph Scott's memoranda, ll
that of tho Council Dluffs, Omaha and South
Omahn Transfer company, and tho telo
phono No. C Is that of the Carpontcr livery
semblo nt tho several stato capltols of tho
union nnd cast their ballots for their choice
for president and v'.co president. Tho vote
will bo sent by special messengers to Wash
ington, nnd there, on the second Wednesday
In Fobruary, tho 13th of tho month, tho voto
cause of their two senators nnd the cer
tainty of their having nt least one repro
Houtntlvo In tho other houso. It wns pro
vided that In each stato tho allotted num
ber of electors should bo chosen In what
ever manner tho legislature might Indi
cate. Thus ln tho early period of tho ro
nubllc tho Isulslaturcs very commonly ap
pointed tho electors, without a popular
barn In South Omaha. Tho chief thinks wm bo collected, opened nnd counted and th0 voto nradually, however, ono stato fol
ium, neon cngngeu nis tenmB ni tnese result declared by tho president pro tcm
places tor makliiR trips into the country, of tho United Slates senate, nctlng Instead
Ho has wired tho authorities at Vernon to of tho vlco president. In an unusually In-
hold their man until his record In Nebraska
can bo Investigated.
Returns nro beginning to come ln from
tho r,00 circulars containing descriptions
of Pat Crowo nnd offering $50,000 reward for
his capture nnd that of tha other two kid
napers of Eddie Cudahy, Tho sollco are
receiving dozons of letters cvory day from
ambitious sheriffs and marshals all over the
country telling of suspects they nro hold1
lng to nwalt advices from Omaha, and most
of theso contain photographic proofs of the
mien under suspicion. Most of tho com
munications thus far rorolved, however,
promlso very llttlo help to the police In
tho solution of tho mystery. They pertain
for the most part seemingly to harmless
tramps and vagrants, but tho chief Is con
fident tho Alabama letter means something.
Tlioniimon to Curry Iti-turnx.
PIERRE. S. D Jan. 13, (Special Tele
gram.) Tho presidential electors will meet
at tho governor's office tomorrow to cast
their votes for President McKlnley. At
nn Informal meollng Inst ovenlng thoy de
cided to mnkn Elector Charles Thompson
of Hand county the messonger to carry tho
returns to tho national capital, a pleasant
and profitable trip, whloh Is prized by
tho elector securing it.
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Coming Election," Dr. Albert Shaw dis
cusses tho workings of tho electoral collego
In tho January number of tho American Ro-
view of HevlowB. Dr. Shaw says, In tho
courso of his artlclo;
On the second Monday of tho present
month of January, 117 citizens who wcro
chosen for that purpose last Novembor
nro to vole for n president nnd n vlco presi
dent of tho United States. Each ono of
these men has n perfect legal right to vote
for nny person whatsoever, or to voto a
blank. Or, ho may disregard his obliga
tion nnd not voto at all. So far ns wo nro
ware, all of tho 417 electors are yet auve,
nd thero Is no ono throughout tho length
nd breadth of tho land who does not ex
pect with entire confidence thnt Mr. Mc
Klnley nnd Mr. Roosevelt will receive 292
of their votes, nnd that Mr. llrynn and Mr,
Stevenson will receive exactly 165.
Vet no pledges have been exacted from
nny of theso men. Their legal duty docs
not extend beyond tho simple requirement
that thoy "shall meet ln their respective
states nnd voto by ballot for president and
vice president, ono of whom, at least, shall
not bo an Inhabitant of the same Btato
with themselves." Thcro Is, of course, tho
reoiiUlto amount of detnll In the consti
tution nnd tho statutes na to the manner
In which the lists of persons voted for aro
to be transmitted nnd subsequently counted
by tho president of tho sennto at Washing
ton In the prcsonco of tho two houses of
congress.
Ouo of the reasons urged In tho consti
tutional convention of 17S7 for tho sec
ondary rather than the primnry election of
a president was tho very Imperfect ac
nualntnuce of tho pcoplo ns n wholo with
the ouallflcntlons of leading men In dif
ferent states. Hut this was not so much
n distrust of tho pooplo as n recognition of
conditions which actually existed In tho
orlclnal colonics. Thoso were not days of
railroads, telegraphs, and newspapers
lowed nnother ln adopting tho better plan
of leaving to tho people tho choice of tho
electors.
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As originally adopted, the constitution
provided that each elector was to voto for
two candldntes for president; nnd that,
when the votes wero counted, tho mnn hav
ing the highest number should bo presi
dent nnd tho mnn having tho next highest
should bo vlco president. This system raado
John Adams vice president during Wash
ington's two terms. In the third prcslden
Hnl election It had becomo clear that
Adams and Jefferson were to bo competing dent
candidates, and that they represented di
verging tendencies which wcro soon to be
romo the basis for distinct political par
ties. Adams, as tho logical successor of
Washington, represented tho federalist
forces. Jefferson stood for tho new demo
eratln Ideas thnt were prevailing ln sym
pathy with tho principles of tho French
revolution.
This was in 1796. Thoro wcro no definite
party organizations, and certainly neither
of tho candldntes wns put In nomination In
anv formal manner. Yet tho leadership of
these two men was bo widely rocognlzed
that most of tho electors voted for either
Adams or Jefferson. Adams received sov-ontv-ono
and Jefferson sixty-eight votes.
This gave tho country n federalist presi
dent and a democratic vlco president. Thus
If tho president hnd died In offlco his suc
cessor would havo made n radical change
both of principal ofllctalB and of policies,
Somo electors ln this contest of 1706 had
used their legal discretion nnd voted con
trary to tho expectations of a majority
of their constituents. This led to n much
Hon, for tha lower houso of congress to
select one of tho two by ballot for presi
dent, the other thereby becoming vlco
president. Jefferson, as the rent head at
his party, was viewed with especial hos
tility by his political opponents. Tho tie.
font of Jotforson hnd been tho direct ob
ject of tho federalists' campaign. Naturally
enough, Blnco they wero In control In the
house, they wore strongly tempted to favor
Ilurr, and thus keep tho Virginian In tho
role of vlco president, which he had been
filling for nearly four years. Ilurr could
have stopped tho Intrigue nt onco by re
fusing to allow himself to bo voted for, and
by demanding that the Intention of tho
pcoplo nnd of the electoral collego should
bo carried out. Hut Ilurr habitually sacri
ficed his honor to his ambition. Tho con
test Instcd for many days, nnd It wnB only
on tho thirty-sixth ballot In tho houso
that Jefferson obtained tho requisite ma
jority of the state delegations and was
made president, Rurr becoming vice presl-
II Is not easy to chango thc constitution
of the United States; but this scandalous
deadlock aroused the country even to that
point. It had come near making Rurr
president of tho United States, and It had
ns ono of Kb Bcquels tho slaying by Rurr
of Alexander Hamilton, who more than nny
other man hnd been Influential In securing
justice for Ills own great opponent, Joffpr
son. It wns plain that tho constitution
must bo so amended that electors should
vote, not for two presidential candl-
tors wore in a minority, they dirt not at
tempt to conrentrnto absolutely upon nny
one else, nlthough about two-thirds of
them voted fir Mr. Hendricks of Indiana.
A question thnt naturally arises Is, What
would havo happened It it hnd been (leu
eral Ornnt, rather than Mr. Greeley, who
had dlod? Probably tho republican na
tional convention that had nominated Ornnt
would have been called together again nt
onco to mako a nomination, on the under
standing thut the wholo party, Including,
of course, tho republican electors them
BSlvoB, would nbldo .by tho result of tho
convention's work.
This solution, of course, presupposes a
sufficient Interval between tho denth of tho
successful candidate and tho meeting of tho
slcctornl collego. Several hypothetical
questions must at onco occur to tho
thoughtful mind. It mny sufllco to suggest
a slnglo ono of these. Supposo President
MoKlnley should meet Hiiddon death in a
railroad wreck on tho morning of tho Hth
of January, previous to tho meeting of
tho electors. Congress might Instuntly sus.
pcud the rules and pass a bill postponing,
let us say tor two wcekB, tho meeting of tho
presidential electors. This would glvo tho
republican party tlmo to select another
candidate.
Rut ln the failure of congress to act
with such rapidity, tho electors would bo
obliged to meet and vote. First, lot us
suppose that nil or most of theso electors
had not heard tho cad news. In that case
thoy would havo voted, of course, for Mc
Klnley. When congress camo to count tho
votes In February, two radlcnlly different
opinions might bo presented. Ono opinion
f
tins by far the lnrgest voting allegation ot
any state, Utah, Colorado nnd Ncbrnsko,
all casting big votes In Its favor, Omaha
seemingly has the advnntago In thc contest.
SUPREME C0LRTPR0CEEDINGS
Proceedings of tlm simrrmp routt Janu
ary 2. 1901:
l'earson against Hndcer Lumber Com
pany, appeal from t-nneastcr county: order
on appellant to tile cost bond and briefs In
twenty davs (Unmix,.! nll Vnt,rvrlt
against Uaker. appeal from ttnll county;
submitted on motion to consolidate. Wnu-
iieia implement Company against aillo
Hardware (.'otnnnnv. nmirnl from Chase
county; order on appellant Id serve nnd file
.I .. 'weiny uiiynj uismisseit nisi, jic-t-tillough
iiKUlnst Dovev, appeal from Cnss
county; advanced. Drown against Collins,
error from I.uncr.Mer county; order on
V alntlff to file cos, bond In twenty days;
dismissed nisi, Harrison against Curr, np
pcnl from Lancaster county; order on ap
pellant to tile nnd servo briefs In twenty
days; dismissed t.lsl, Williams against
Taylor, appeal from Lancaster county; or
der on appellant to tile cost bond In twenty
days; dismissed nisi, Stato against Chi
cago, ht. Paul, Minneapolis & omnha Rail
way Company, dismissed nB per stipulation.
J.v, "" iiBiunsi uiassuurn, appeal irom
heeler county; order on appellant to serve
and flic briefs In'thlrty days, dismissed nisi.
Cheston against Wilson, appeal from Lan
caster county; order on upnellant to file
y..Bi uuim in iweniy tuiys, uacon ngaiust
Dawes County, error from Dawes county;
Itrtler for lHRIHllirn nf alimmnnu nnttvltlt.
standing wulver thereof by county nttorncy.
uruwn ugniiiai uoiuns, appeal rrom Lan
caster; order on appellant to fllo cost bond
In twenty ilavs. onmlm T.nnii unit Trim
Company ngnlnst Wunderwald, appeal from
iiuii.iiM vuuiuy; irnvo io me luiumonni tran
script; submitted on motion lo dismiss.
Chicago, Hurllngton At Qtilncy Rnllwny
Company against Yost, error from York
county; udvnnccd to be on call for first
sitting In February. Real Hstato Company
against Fuwell, appeal from Lancaster
county: order on appellant to lllo cost bond
and briefs In twenty dnys; dismissed nisi.
President and Directors of Insiiruuco Com-
pany of North America ngalnst Porker,
appeal from Lancaster county: order on
appellant to ccrve and file briefs In ninety
days; dismissed nisi; motion to dismiss for
want of cost bond overruled. Dolicrty
against Linn, error from Douglas county;
ailvunced. Hooker ngnlnst President and
Directors Insuruncc Company North Amer
ica, error from Lancaster county; order on
appellant to serve nnd file brief ln ninety
days. Tripp ngnlnst Dawes County, error
from Dawes county; order for Issuuucii of
summons, notwithstanding waiver thereof
by county attorney. Kenr against Eastern
Building and Loan Association, appeal from
Lancaster county; submitted on motion to
dismiss. Pntton against Hurrls, error from
Vulloy county; dismissed by plalntlfT. Crane
ugnltiHl RoHcengren, appeal from Douglas
county; dismissed by appellant. Holt
ngnlnst Schneider, appeal from Lancaster
county; advanced. Tecumseh National
llnnk ngaiust McOoo, error from Johnson
county; advanced; motion to afllrm denied,
Faulkner ngnlnst Gilbert, error from Cass
county; advanced; order on plaintiff lo fllo
brlnfs In ten days dismissed nisi. Martin
against Council, error from Dixon county;
submitted on motion to quash bill of ex
ceptions. Stato apalnst Omuhii .National
Hank, error from Douglas county; leave to
lllo amended petition lnstantcr; advanced
for hcnrltt nt lim sitting In March; leave
to plaintiff to lllo additional transcript.
State ex rti Selh Thomas Clock Company
against Commissioners of Casn County :
submitted op motion of plaintiff to vacate
order sustaining motion to modify opinion
nerriororo mmin mm Hiiumitien on motion
for order dlieetlnir rosin In sunrcmn court
r.nd n district court taxed to iibtlntlfT.
Adams ngnlnst Osborn, appeal from Doug
Iiih county; tlmo for appellant to file brief
on motion for reheiirlnir extenileil thirty
days, l'oslta against Stearns, error from
Lancaster rountv: submitted on HiiirncHtlon
oi iiiminuiion. wciizueimer against i isner
motion confessing error, requesting vncii'
Hon of ilecrci of district court, waiving re
hearing and for order of reversal: with
drawn. Carpenter against City of Red
Cloud, error from Webster count v: order on
plaintiff to servo and lllo briefs In ninety
dnys. Evans agniiiHt Dworak, appeal from
Antelope eolintj'; submitted on motion to
affirm. Mnnloy against MeDrrmntt, error
from lluffnlo; order denying rehearing to
vacate: rehearing allowed: mandate re
called. State ox rel Hpreaehor ngnlnst
lloxle: ouo warranto dismissed by plain
tin. Sailing ngnlnst Sailing, nnne.il from
Sarpy county; conditional order of dismissal
mndo absolute. Stuart ngnlnst Rurcham,
Unocal from Lancaster county: submitted
on motion for substitution. Conkllng
against Wcrtz, appeal from Douglas
county; submitted on motion to quash bill
of exception.
Jasper Walker ot Ruffnlo county was ad
mitted to practice- in the Hupreme rourt on
motion of W. D. Oldhiini.
Tho following causes wcro submitted on
briers:
ICeelev Institution of Vlrclnlu nciilnst
Wnde, error Washington: Hunkers' Life
Association against Commissioner DniKM.i
County, error Douglas; Globe Loan nnd
Trust. Cntnnunv niralnst Filer, anneal Doug
las; McCormlck Harvester Manufacturing
Comnanv niralnst Davis, error Otoe: .lohli
against Cnnnell, appeal Douglas; Stelnhcru;
against liuiun, error Lancaster; watsnn
iiuuliiHt Cmvleh. error Otoe.
The following niHes wero affirmed under
rule HiiHlcic ugalliBl i-mrn, error i'iias
Tin. follnwInL- cases werj limited and sub
milled: National Hunk of Commerce agnltiht
KlnUoad, appeal Douglas; Veeder nglilu'lt
McKlnley-Lannltip Lour, nnd Trust Com
nanv. iiimoul Hall: John nimlllMt ConlloP.
appeal Doughis, leavo to appellant (John I i
to uio nriem lusmnirr; wryoeu nguinsi
Purntte, utipenl lluffnlo, FUbmltted on mo
tions to advauco and xupgcHtlau of diminu
tion; Dullard ngnlnst Nnrrls. mandamui',
leavo to relator to file brlnfH ln fifteen lnH
nnd to respon lent to lllo briefs In thirty
duys; Stnte ngnliiBt Missouri Pacific Rail
road Company, original, pursed to January
15; Stato ug'iinst Chicago, Rock Island Xc
Pacific Rnllroml Company, pnssed to Feb
ruary fi; Hank of Slockhtun agnlnst Alter,
error Hamilton passed to January IB; Dens,
moro ngnlnst Htnte, argued and submitted:
Gardner against Murk, error Jllnlne, passed
lo February fi; Jernmo against State, error
Dodge, passed for thirty days: Dodgn
County against Acorn, error Doduo, passed
if. .lliniiury uuwrii iiH.iiiirL ouur, uiinr
Nemnlm, passed to thirty days.
GRACE BUCK IS KIDNAPED
Father from Omaha Said to Be Implicated
in the Affair.
HAS BEEN LIVING APART FROM HIS WIFE
-She AtleniU n llnnro In Homer mill
AVbeii Stir Itetiirlm Home Iter
Hr cli-Yrnr-Old Diuiuliter
In (tone
DENVER, Colo., Jan. 13. (Special Telegram.)-
The culmination of tho trouble In
the Ruck family was the kidnaping of 7-year-old
draco Ruck last night. For a year
Charles Ruck and his wife hnvo been living
apart, ho In Omaha, she here ln Denver,
In a room at the Temple block, Colfax ave
nuo and II street. Mrs. Ruck has had cus
tody of the child.
Last night, accompanied by her sister,
sho attended n dance. When they returned
Ornco was not to be found. On Investigation
sho discovered thnt during her nbsence
Mrs. Duck's brother-ln-lnw allowed the
father, who came from Omaha, to take tho
child. Mrs. Ruck Applied to .Captain Arm
strong of the detectives for assistance.
Tho only Charles Ruck whoso nome ap
pears In tho Omnha directory lives nt 29211
Douglas street nnd Is a traveling salesman
In tho employ of n locnl wholesalo randy
house. A call at thin number brought to
tho door a Mrs. Charles Ruck, who denied
all knowledge ot nny Denver kldnnplng nnd
stnted that sho nud her husband hnvo no
children.
Itcwiirri fur AlrtTiiinin K Milliner.
RIRMINOHAM, Ala., Jnn. 13Cnptaln
N. H. JFrnzer of Uulon Springs today cf
fered through Chief of Police Albion Illxon
of that placo $.00 reward for tho return
of his son, Rasa Frazer, who Is supposed
to have been kidnaped from school In At
lanta. His offer follows'
I hereby offer n rowan! nr VM fnr Ilou
Frnzcr. lead or alive, n student of ibo
Atlanta Technological school, who disap
peared from thero Saturday evening, Janu
ary fi. Tho money Is on deposit at tho
.Merrnants nnd runners' bank of I'nlon
Springs, Ala. All communications should
be nddrc'KM'd to me at I'nlon Springs De
scrlptlon of Rush Frazer: Nineteen years
old, tlvu trot eleven Inches t.ill. 115 pound)
AwiKiii, omen, wavy nair, neavy neiirueii
for Ills nut', close-shaven and bail nn vlcefi.
wears No, 7 hat. No. 7 nhoi", walks rrcot,
nnd his fneo full, sear on face nnd on fore
head right under imir. No additional in
formation Is nccefsary. N II. FRA'5ER
i'hront of K hliiiiplnu In Iomii.
SIOUX CITY, la.. Jan. 1,1. (Special Tele-
gram.) Joseph A. Foye, n promlent livery
man who owns a largo rnnrh In eastern
Nebraska, has received n noto of wnrnltiR
that plans nre being made to kidnap his
H-year-old boh, Joe. Ho turned Iho nolo
over to Chief of Police Nelson, who Is In
clined lo think someone who has been rend
ing about Pat Crowo Is trying to havi it
little sport. Mrs. Foye Is greatly worried
nnd tho boy Is, being closily watched.
If your glasses
are skowed or pinch you come
(B and we will adjuat thm, bo
charge for such pleasantrUa
that nor for examining Ui ye
Our charge are for furnishing
tho proper eyo help but th
charge Is Jutt right You will
say m much.
THE ALOE & PENF0LD CO.,
Leading Sclcutltto Optician.
108Funmm. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
1'Vrt.
Detroit Journal: In tho danco I trod
pon my beloved's toes.
"Stupid," she hissed.
"Alas!" quoth I, profoundly shocked at
this display of temper. "Aro they my
Idol'a feet of clay?"
Well, thoy'ro not cnstlron, I tell you
thoso!" exclaimed tho beautiful girl, with
heat In her voice.
I tried to lnugh, but thcro was a chill at
my heart.
dates, but for one man specifically for would bo that the McKlnley votos should
president and for another man for vlco
president. Accordingly, tho twelfth amend
ment, undor which presidents havo boon
elected ever since, was framed nnd adopted
by congress In December, 1803, nnd ratified
by the requtslto number of stntcs In tlmo
to havo effect ln 1804, when tho Jefferson
nnd Clinton ticket was votod for by 162
out of a total of 176 electors.
This election year of ISO! Is notablo In
tho history of Amcrlcnu politics bb the
first in which regular nominations wero
bo counted for president and tho Roosevelt
votes for vlco president, but that Mr,
Roosevelt must at onco tako tho oath of
office ns president. Tho other view would
bo that tho McKlnley votes wero null and
void, and thnt tho only votes that could bo
counted for president would bo tho 155 enst
for Mr. Iiryan, In tho enso of tho election
of 1872, threo Georgia electors votod for
Mr. Oreeley, although ho was dead. When
tho votes were being counted, Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts objected to theso throo
moro careful scrutiny In tho election ot raart-not. however, by party conventions, votes, and tho two houses had to art sopa
1800: so that by that tlmo tho electors
come to bo chosen, not only with regard
to their party tendencies, but also with
nreclso roferenco to their support of cer
tain presidential candidates,
Slnco each oltctor was to vote for two
candidates, It was easily possible that two
but by congressional caucuses. Tho con
gressional caucus system was abandoned
In tho Jacksonlan period, whon In 1B28
Jackson's candidacy was Indorsed by tho
nctlon of state legislatures and Innumer
able organizations and gatherings through
out the country. Four years later, In 1832,
the period ot great national party convun-
Hons began, which has lastod ever since.
rately on tho objection. Ono sustained Mr.
Hoar nnd the other did not. Tho consc
nuonco wns that tho threo votes were
thrown out. In our hypothetical case, both
houses being republican, It Is probablo that
It would bo decided to count tho votes as
they were cast for McKlnley, and to allow
the vice president, Mr. Roosevelt, to tako
tho oath ot offlco as president. This would
There was llttlo Intercourse between the men might Btand nt tho head of tho list With tho consolidation of parties by means carry out the intention of tho country;
different members of tho confederation, with a clear majority1 of all the votes and of theso representative national conven- for, as everyone knows, the object of choosl
In nolnt of fnct, only n very llmltcn class wun an exactly cquni numuer. auu hub
of men In each Btnto were widely enough Is what happened In tho next election, that
ncaualnted to bo able to pass Intelligently of tho year 1800, when party feeling ran
unon tho fitness of men living in otner
parts of the union. Rut for their theory
of an independent executive, tho constl-tutlon-framcra
would have agreed unani
mously uoou tho plan of assigning to con
gress tho duty of choosing the prosldent.
Recause, however. It was desired that tho
executive department should bo distinct
and co-ordlnato, It was decided that the
president ought not to owe his election to
the members of tho two houses of cou
cress at Washington, but should derive his
authority from tho people through a sepa
rate channel. And the channel created for
that purpose was an electoral body
analogous In somo respects to the legis
lative corps.
Thus It was provided that each stato
should havo as many presidential electors
nB It had senators nnd representatives In
congross, This arrangement Obviously was
', to tho advantage of the small states, which
very much higher than In J79C, and when
electors wero expected to concentrate their
votes for second choice ns well as for first
choice so that, If possible, tho victorious
party might win tho vlco presidency ns well
as the presidency. The uew party ma
chinery worked so well that whereas In
179G thore had been somo electoral votes
caat for a dozen or moro candldntes, In
1800 thero were seventy-threo votes each
for Jefferson nnd Rurr, the democratic can
didates (then more commonly known as
republican), and sixty-five for John Adams
the federalist, with Blxty-four for Plnckncy
of South Carolina, tho other federalist can
didate (John Jay of New York receiving
ono scattering federalist voto). Thus tho
democrats had carried tho day and won
both great offices; and It was, of course,
their Intention thnt Jefferson should bo
president and Rurr vice president.
Nevertheless alnce these two man had
tlons the selection of presidential candi
dates became a strict party function, and
tho men nominated In tho several states
to servo as presidential electors became
the representatives of tho parties, with
the universal understanding that If elected
they would cast their votes for the presi
dential tickets of tholr respective organ
izations. Thus It has become a purely formal func
tion that the electors ordinarily exercise.
Rut it Is an offlco of dignity nnd honor,
It Is almost Invariably conferred upon mon
whose selection Is a tribute to tholr stand
ing as good citizens of high probity, es
teemed ln their several communities. The
trial reposed In them hss nover in nny
case been violated.
in the election of 1872, the lending can
didates were Oeneral Orant and Horace
Oreeley. Tho republicans secured a large
majority of tho presidential electors, Re
fore the electors met, Horace Oreeley was
In his grave. Since the democratic elect
ing tho vlco president Is to provide n man
who In raso of tho death of tho president
is prepared at onco to assume the executive
functions
The constitution Itself does not fix the
dnto for tho nssembllng of electors. Tho
present date namely, tho second Monday
ln January was fixed by act of congress, as
also the dato tho second Wednesday In
February wheu tho electoral votes are to
bo counted nt Washington. Improvements
In thc law thnt provides for thu counting
of tho electoral votes have dono away with
some uncertainties that previously existed
Whether or not ono regards tho existing
system as theoretically tho best, It Is cer
talnly In no manner discreditable. It Is
not destined to early change, moreover, and
tt Is by far too Important oven though
to so great an extent n merely formal In
stltutlon--to bo allowed to fall Into any
greater obscurity than now envelops It I
tho general mind.
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satisfaction.
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